After finding homes earlier this month for 91 beagles rescued from a Virginia breeding and research facility, Anderson Humane is going back the first week of September to pick up 75 more. (Rick West | Staff Photographer)
Another batch of beguiling beagles is headed to South Elgin.
After finding homes earlier this month for 91 beagles rescued from a breeding and research facility in Virginia, Anderson Humane is going back the first week of September to pick up 75 more.
“We just had such great success with this last batch,” said Dean Daubert, Anderson Humane’s chief operations officer. “When we were asked to take more, it was a no-brainer.”
Roughly 4,000 beagles were rescued in late July by the Humane Society of the United States from Envigo, a breeding and research facility in Virginia. A federal judge had approved the rescue after U.S. Department of Agriculture officials found dozens of federal regulation violations that resulted in dogs being ill, injured and underfed, and in some cases, dying.
Three cargo vans from Anderson arrived at the facility on Aug. 8 carrying 91 male beagles 6 to 18 months old. The dogs, which never had been in a vehicle or even stepped on grass until they got to the shelter, arrived in surprisingly good spirits.
“They were so good, and they were so adoptable,” Daubert said. “There was a little bit of shyness and timidness at first, but still a desire to interact with people. We’ve heard some great stories from our fosters that they got over that stuff pretty quick.”
For more information on fostering or adopting a pet, visit ahconnects.org/beagles or call (847) 697-2880.
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